Cylindrical powder container



Aug 1943. A. E. CULLEN 2,326,839

CYLINDRICAL POWDER CONTAINER Filed Dec. 21, 1940 INVENT OR.

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Q grin/v15 Patented Aug. 17, 1943 Y 7 2,326,839.] V I .eynmnitionLrownnai conremsnz Arthur E; Cullen,'C1ayt0n,.Mo.,.asSignorQtoMR. o,

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Missouri I Letters Patent #2,155,022, issuedAp'ril 18-, 1939,

entitled Slip covers for paper bodied contain ers.

provision of: a Combination topv closure for paper bodied containers comprising two parts formed from suitable material, so shaped and assembled as-to .be handled as a unit,,in orderthat .itlmay be: easily and quickly positioned as: a top closure in, on, and, around the top end of a paper'cone Anotherobject of'the invention. concernsthe 7 fith ombination toplclosureinposition within;

tainer body, after the container body. has ,been

filled with talcum, or other powder, andwithout the aid. or use of tools and specialmachi-nery. 1 '2 A further object of the invention resides in so forming the two parts ofzthe'combinatiomtop closure and in assembling them in suchmanner, that after. being positioned in,- on, and around the top end of. a papercontainer body,lthepart on and around'the container bodycanbe rotated relative to the other partandthe contamer body to such a position, that contents can be dispensed therefrom through registeringopeningslr. A further. object of the-invention resides in the provision of a combination-two piece top closure, which is particularly adapted for use i'n connection with the cylindrical typ of: paper containerbodm I! i AFstill further object of the invention resides in the provision of acombination two piecetop closure which will be comparatively inexpensive in costof manufacture. I

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the novel features 'of construction, shape, arrangement, 1

combination and assembly of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

Referring to the drawing, wherein like. characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views: f

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a container embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the container.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view body within, onpand around which the closure is positioned withoutthe aidof tools, orspecial' machinery, after the container body isfilleid with' on, and aroundthe upper end-portion-of: a paper container body.

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged top elevationoi lower member oithe' combination top 'closure before being assembled with thelupper member-L I Fig. 5 is anenlarged.sideelevati-onof the lower member' of the combination topclosure,

. Fig. 6 shows a topelevation of the-upper member of -the combination top closure before-being assembledwiththelower.member.-.

In the drawing, a-combination top closurexdes ignated generally a lA, i .co'nstructedin: accord:- J

ance with this. invention and shown. in: connec tion with .acontainer body I, which is closed at e I its :low'er end by a suitable closure'headZ cfrsheet I metal, or other suitable material.

Referring to the dra'wing 'indetail, the body I; of the container to which theclosure is'mane' ually positioned, is mad-eof paper, or other suit- .able' fibrous material and having .a straight wall powder, such" for. instance,v as talcum. ()l' iothel powder.' ."r zjtl 1 The body I of the container, as shown, is made cylindrical for the reasonthat when the combination: top closure isforcedinto position, one

part-of-the top closure, which isle: two-piece structure, is rotatable with relationto the' other part'and the container bodyyso as to register two sets of'dispens'ing openings forthe disoharge of contents from .the container! In the construction illustrated,

any? the t ember orpar of the topolosure.-

The inner member'Bis in the' form-of tat-sheet. metal stamping having an upwardly and out wardly projecting marginal fiange' 3, the 'freeraw edge '4 of which will be compelled to engageand embed itself in theinnerface of the paper material comprising the wall body I of the con-' tainer when the slip cover isforced into position so as to become anchoredor stationary with .relation to the body I. I

Where the flange skirt 3 joinsthe remainder plurality of suitably arranged powder dispensing, v

H the numeral .B' designates, generally, the inner membergor part of the -=top closure, and 'C "designates, gen} or discharge openings 1. The central body portion 5 can, if desired, be slightly curved outward- 137. The body portion 5 of inner member B of the top closure is initially provided with an upright cylindrical neck 8 having a closed upper end 9,

as shown in Fig. 5, the reasonfor which will be explained and fully apparent hereinafter.

Cooperating with the inner member B, is an outer top closure member C of sheet metal, or othersuitable material, having a'marginal depending skirt, or flange 10, which can have its lower edge portion folded outwardly and back upon itself to provide a bead ll serving bothas an ornamental bead and reinforcement for the free edge of the skirt Ill. The skirt closely fits and surrounds the upper end portion of the con-' tainer body I. The outer member C is of greater diameter than the diameter of the inner member B, thus providing an annular gap, or space between the flange 3 on the inner member B and the skirt I0 onthe outer member C to receive the wall of the container body l, .when the top closure is forced into position atone "end offthe container body, as shown in Fig. 3. i

The body portion designated I2, of the outer member. C, is suitably shaped and a'centralv portion l3 thereof-is shaped to conform or correspond with thecentral body portion 6 of the inner member B, and, the portion I3 is adapted to overlie and closely fit upon the body portion 6 of the inner member B when. the two top closure members are assembled. The body portion l3. of

member C is provided with a plurality of suitably arranged powder dispensing, or discharge openings [4 adapted for selected register with the 1' powder discharge openings 1 in the inner member B. 1 i

, The outer member C hasa central opening. [5 formed in the central body'portion l3 through which the cylindrical neck Bl, which is integral with body portion 6 of the inner member B, passes upwardly a suitable distance. The wall of the neck 8 is suitably deformed, such as bycrimpcover member '0 of the top closure to be rotated 4 upon the inner closure head member B. and around the body I after the combination top. closure has been applied to the end of a cylindrical paper container body I, as shown in Fig. 3, soias to cause the dispensing openings M in the outer member C to be moved into and out of register with the dispensingopenings l in inner member B, as desired; e

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

,7 From the'foregoing description, it is evident that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed, but it is to be understood that I do not desire to restrict, or limit myself to the very details ofthe construction shown and described, which is merely illustrative, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention may be made without conflicting or departing from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

'1. A top end closure head for a paper container body comprising an inner closure head member having dispensing openings and an inverted inclined skirt flange, an outer closure head member of greater diameter than the inner closure head member having dispensing openings therethrough, said inner closure head, member having anlintegrally formed centrally located tubular neck provided with'a closed outer end projecting through the central opening in the outer; closure head member, the wall of said tubular neck-being deformed to reduce the height of the tubular neckafterpassing thecentral' openingin the outer closure head member to provide a head to prevent separation of the two closure head members and to allow rotation of the outer closure head memberrelative to the inner closure head member when positioned on the end of the container body.

2. A top closure as defined in claim 1 wherein the free outer edge of. the inverted inclined side wall-is adapted to bite into the container body material to hold the inner closure head member against outward. displacement withinthecontainerv body, and the outer closure headflmember having a marginal skirt surroundingthe upper end portion of thecontainer body and in rotary slipping engagement therewith.

3. In combination with a two piecetop closure head for a paper container body wherein the outer T piece is provided with a depending skirt flange and'the :inner piece with an inverted inclined skirt flange spaced from each other to provide a receivin gap for the side wall of th container body, of a centrally located tubular neck like member having a closed outer endprojecting outwardly from the inner piece of the two piece closure head and adapted to have its side wall deformed to provide a head therefor toprevent separation of the two pieces, and th saidtwo pieces of the closure head each having-powder dispensing openings surrounding the tubular neck like member and with the openings in theouter piece of theclosure head adapted for selective register with the dispensing openings in-the inner piece of the closure head by rotation of the outer piece relative to the inner piece.

' ARTHUR E. CULL" K'EN. 

